by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
” We can’t go on together with suspicious minds.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So sang the once king of rock & roll. It’s not only true for lovers and friends but for God’s family as well. Suspicion and the plotting of revenge are the way of the world, but the King of Heaven and Earth reminds us that we are not of the world if we are in Him. Let’s show ourselves to be people of nobler minds.<\/p>\n
“Do not plan evil against your neighbor, who dwells trustingly beside you. Do not contend with a man for no reason, when he has done you no harm<\/em>” (Proverbs 3:29-30).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores ” We can’t go on together with suspicious minds.” So sang the once king of rock & roll. It’s not only true for lovers and friends but for God’s family as well. Suspicion and the plotting of revenge are the way of the world, but the King of Heaven and Earth reminds…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1436,399],"class_list":["post-69294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-contention","tag-revenge"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86143,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/at-the-crossroads\/","url_meta":{"origin":69294,"position":0},"title":"At the Crossroads","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Doy Moyer Scripture warns against those who \"walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.\" Paul writes, \"Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things\" (Philippians 3:18-19). 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